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I don't have him, but I've gotten him from unstable portals a lot. Although he may be vulnerable, he'll crush your opponent if they don't have an immediate response. Keep him alive for 2 turns and he's nearly impossible to kill from stats, and they have to watch their hero die wondering why nobody plays that card.

Gruul is one of those cards you forget they exist. When you remember them , you feel a bit nostalgic and try to find a way to introduce them again to the board. Alas , you soon realise why you had forgotten them in the first place.

I think that you guys are being to critical, as a card he's very easy to be taken out by bgh, and spells like polymorph, hex, etc... however he's gotten me through some very bad situations. Though I'm not a Hearthstone expert, but he's ideal for a beginner, not requiring much skill to use and an all around fun card to play. I will admit this this card is terrible for higher end players and ranked. But he's a great troll card, and if you know how to use him he can be very dangerous.

I agree, but the reason why this card is not viable and in general not 'good' is because good cards give you value even if they are removed with removal. E.g: Dr. Boom gives 2 Boom Bots, Ragnaros deals 8 damage, Alexstraza lets you change a hero's HP.

The cards I mentioned are just as expensive as Gruul, but they give an effect when played, unlike Gruul which might as well be a waste of mana when cleared using removal.

He seems great on paper, but in practice, he just never seems to work out for my opponent. Generally, he just gets Shadow Word:Deathed, or killed some other way. He's never lasted more than 2 turns in my experience.